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Matsyapurana 121.50

Matsyapurāṇa 121.50

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Sanskrit

121.50

pāñcālānkauśikānmatsyān māgadhāṅgāṃstathaiva ca
brahmottarāṃśca vaṅgāṃśca tāmraliptāṃstathaiva ca //

The Chakṣu stream of the Ganges before entering the sea waters the following countries:—Vîra (China?), Maru, Kâlika, Śulika, (Chulaka?), Tuṣâra, Barbara, Pahlava, Pârada, and Śaka, while Darada, Urja, Guḍa, Gândhâra, Aûrasa, Kuhû, Śivapaura, Indramaru, Vasati, Samtaijâ, Sindha, Urvaśa, Barva, Kulatha, Bhîmaramaka, Śunâmukha, and Urdhamaru form the basin of the Sindhu stream. The abodes of the Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Yakṣas, the Râkṣasas, Vidyâdharas, Sarpas, the countries of Kimpuruṣa Naras, Kirâtas, and Pulindas, Kuru, (Bhâraba), Pâñchâlas, Kausikas, Matsya, Mâgadha, Anga, Brahmottara, Banga (Bengal) and Tâmralipta, these Aryan janapadas are watered by the sacred Ganges, which striking against the Vindya Hills falls in the Southern Waters.—45-51.

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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